Genital Warts ? Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

by Rachel on June 10, 2010

Anal warts are rare infection of the skin, also known as genital warts. Warts are benign tumors of the skin. They are caused by viruses like human papilloma virus (HPV).
Anal warts are small, pinhead-sized patches large anus for some time and thought she would go alone. But it did not happen, in fact, increased in small dents size of a pea. This relatively common condition and concern does not appear as anal warts alone, he may look like anal warts, common warts on the hands and plantar warts on the feet.
Causes
The virus responsible for genital warts is called human papillomavirus (HPV). This virus can cause warts on the penis, vulva, urethra, vagina, cervix, and around the anus.
HPV infection on the genitals is common, although most people have no symptoms. Even if you have no symptoms, but they must be treated to avoid complications and spreading the condition to be transmitted to third parties.
Although much remains to consider how the papilloma virus progresses to learn, doctors determined that the warm, moist environment in the genital area seems to favor wart growth. The outbreaks appear to be used during pregnancy and in patients with defective immune system strengthened.
Symptoms
rise °, color of skin lesions on the genitals, anus or surrounding skin
Cauliflower growths flowers · appear around the anus or genitals
• Increase the humidity or moisture in the area of growth
Signs and tests
A watch genital examination, the skin color to white, flat or raised, single or clustered lesions anywhere on the genitals.
In women, a pelvic exam to reveal growths on the walls of the vagina or cervix. Magnification (colposcopy) may be used, be visible to the naked eye injuries. The tissue of the vagina and cervix can be treated with acetic acid to the warts visible. A Pap smear may note changes associated with HPV.
Treatment
Genital warts should be treated by a doctor. Do not use on-cons remedies for other types of warts. Your doctor may treat genital warts by applying a skin treatment in the office. Or the doctor of a medicine that you apply at home several times a week.
Treatment of genital warts can be painful, and after the treatment of warts is between 20% and 50% of the population. Warts on his return as a rule not be back, if you want to be treated.
Surgical treatments are cryosurgery, surgical treatment:
Cryotherapy
A health professional applies liquid nitrogen and warts.
Firstly, the tissue is frozen in liquid nitrogen. Then, the thawing of the tissue. The tissue is frozen again, if necessary. The application time depends on the health professional applies liquid nitrogen and the size of warts.
The size and thickness of the warts determine the number and length of freeze-thaw. A maximum of three treatments may be needed.
Surgery
Visible genital warts on the penis or vagina or anus are removed by excision, which means cutting the warts with a scalpel (scalpel). Warts on the cervix can be removed) by laser or loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP.